[Vwdiesel] tips for removing exhaust? - non-vw

[Terry Briggs]

just use a sawzall
On Jul 25, 2006, at 1:04 PM, Val Christian wrote:

> If I understand correctly, you have two concentric pipes.
> Use an impact chisel and screwdriver, die grinder/whatever, to
> colapse the inner pipe, and extract it by radius reduction.
>
> I've also used a gas cutting torch to start the process.
>
> Val
>
>
>>
>> Okay first of all, I bought a rusty old 1975 240d mercedes (diesel of
>> course).  It's my first foray out of vw diesels, but here in the
>> hinterlands we gotta take the selection there is (and the family is
>> growing so we need more seats than the old truck..)
>>
>> Anyway,  The downpipe is broken where it slides into the main exhaust
>> pipe (proper name?).  I can cut the bolts off the manifold (bolts, not
>> studs, yee haw.)
>>
>> But I'm a little stumped as to how to remove the 6" piece that's 
>> broken
>> off inside the main exhaust pipe.  Is there a special tool/technique 
>> for
>> this?  I was thinking to holding a hacksaw blade and cutting two sides
>> of the inner broken pipe and then using a cold chisel, but that seems 
>> to
>> be the hard way to do it.
>>
>> THANKS!
>>
>> Will Taygan
>> Chugiak, AK
>> 81 1.6NA pickup
>> 94 1.6TD frankenjetta
>> 75 240D mercedes
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>>
>> http://alaskabiodiesel.org
>>
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